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it and we realized over $20 for our depleted treasury. ' In February our International Program featured a talk on “The International Peace Garden" and a reading “In Westminster Abbey” from the book “From A roadsrde Window". An Institute Hall and Its Program By Mrs. Wm Becker N MARCH 1962 Vineland Women‘s Insti- Itute bought, moved and remodelled a church at an overall investment of $15,- 000 and through private donations and an annual bazaar our loan is now $4800. This building now known as the Vineland Women’s Institute Hall, Rittenhouse Road, is the only hall in the district and through rents we are able to maintain its upkeep and feel we are carrying on a worthwhile cause for the community at large. A day nursery in the community rents space in the hall for eight months of the year and 3 Well Baby Clinic rents it all year. Every second Saturday evening for nine months of the year “Youth Time", a religious young people‘s group, rents the hall. Some of the churches in the village without adequate facilities of their own rent the hall for banquets and bazaars. The Ontario Provincial Police rent twice a month and the Cubs and Scouts for their Father and Son Banquet. We also have bridal showers, wedding receptions, anni- versary parties, etc. However, along with the renting of the hall we, the Institute members, do quite a lot of catering for dinners, wedding receptions and card parties. Along with this of course, we carry out a full Institute program with short courses and local leaders’ training school, two 4-H groups and on May 20th we celebrate our 25th anniversary. Our total receipts for the year were $6,627.20 our expenditures $5,974.83 and we hope the coming year will be equally successful. Old Time Social Events u OUR INSTITUTES of Perth Centre FDistrict, Avon. Classic, Hampstead and Elmhurst, took advantage of the gen- erous ofier made by Salada Foods and worked together to hold a very successful 01d Tyme Tea Meeting in the Tavistock Memorial Hall,“ reports Mrs. W. C. Anderson. Daffodils and streamers in the Women’s Institute colors and old time coal oil lamps decorated the tables which were laden with food, which might have been served sixty years ago, sweet apple cider, scalloped pota- toes, corn, turnip, cole slaw, ham, homemade 26 pickles, tea biscuits, jellies with whipptt old fashioned layer cakes and tea. i mm" The waitresses were dressed in go“ m in [he style of the turn of the century, as Wm, \mml of the guests. These costumes added t . .he Old time theme and when, for a short pm ,t mm“ the meal, there was no light other tt that provided by the lamps, many indttlg,.: l Wm nostalgic memories. Following the meal, the guests \‘t, mm tained with a variety program of ltt- tatcm Carrying out the old time theme tomi Golden Age Group provided severtt- t tttthcrs and a club-swinging act was perlt ,.t by. four ladies, each over seventy years c: , ' Miss Helen Pelissero, from Satan. VOUdg' who was present to make the tr ttOked charming in a “turn of the centurt of a soft green shade with a net overst tttting in a slight train. The members these branches are greatly indebted to Sttl nods for the wonderful help in planning gem, in providing some of the food, tttt ‘ the gift boxes of their products, which t given to ten lucky guests during the evening; Some two hundred and fifty guest :t'lthLl this event, and through the combttt torts of Women's Institute members and help of Salada Foods, the proeeeds am. -tl to $221.85. We are happy to report t the total amount has been given to the men's Institute International Scholarship Ftl‘ O O 0 Mrs. John Black reports that Jttt Ittkc Institute sponsored an “Old Tyme l) t" in cooperation with Salada Foods. The tltcts serving the dinner wore old-time '511105 and the tables were lighted with .tl-otl lamps. The Institute presented a it The Anti-Gossip Club,” and the evenitt tlklELl with a euchre party. Special Use For Leathercr HE WOMEN’S INSTITUTES rm county have showu a special llt- At tn courses in Leathercraft front Itttttc Economics Extension Service. Back ‘th Bothwell’s Corner branch asked felt tjcltll halp in making a leather cover 1w 'Ett’ll Tweedsmuir History Book and the c v stun service made this arrangement with its 3 shot- craft instructor Mrs. Charles Agtttm A nelghboring Institute, Bognor, asked it the same course and the women also rttudt’ smaller leather articles such as wallet. m" cases and small book covers. Then last fall the Grey County 50"” Economist, Miss Flora Durnirt, asl‘ui “"3 Extension Service for a course in “Vlkmg leather book covers for representative Hum branches over the county. It has hEL'ii wllg' HOME AND COUN‘IRY